Dusseldorf vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$235
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	49
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	631K	1.57M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 258% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2065th and 8247th ($1979 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 41st in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 25th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Shiraz

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	Dusseldorf	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$2133

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719